Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
IOWA CONDENSED ITEKS


pleaded guilty, Withdrew motion for q
rehearing. pleaded guilty to the second
count in the indictment, and was senten
ced to one year in the penitentiary
NJ. j. Peck, of the firm of Peck &
Punk, prosperous lunch house keepers
at Clinton, is reported to have decamped
with dining room girl, drawing the
firms balance in the bank. lie left with
eight or nine hundred dollars OF the firms
money, and owed several merchants and
friends of whom he had borrowed money.
Waterloo has Board Of Trade.
Pennington pickle factory bottled 49,.
100 bushels of cucumbers and cramps.this
season.
The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany has again shown its willingness to
reduce its rates in Iowa as business will
permit. 1t now announces that beginning
with Dec |, its rates from all Iowa points
1888 ofiices), to all western Union offices
in Montana as in mum cry New Mexico
i62 offices), Utah (49 ohices) Texas (94
Offices viii be reduced from 81 to 7scents
Also the rate between Des Moines and
any Western Union office in Iowa, or
between any two such offices in the State,
will be uniformly 25 cents. Other changes
and reductions will also be made soon.
but haye not as yet been determined
upon.
The dedication service of the Pella'
Babtist Church will be held in connection
with a faith and power meeting of the
Pastoral Conference of the Oskaloosa
Association in the city on Sunday, Mon.
day and Tuesday, December 4. 8, and 6.
An interesting programme has been ar.
ranged and all are cordially invited
The work of the Salvation Army. with
the results accomplished, is commanding
the attention and enlisting the co-opera.
ton of many of the religious workers in
Iowa. While there may be. and are,
honest differences Of opinion whether the
methods ad 'pted by the "army' are the
best for accomplishing their purpose yet
all will agree that their work is a good
one and they should be encouraged in it.
The fact is well attested that through this
agency men have been reclaimed to
sobriety and manhood who were for years
drunken and debaScd This is a grand
result and no one should quarrel about
means so long as the desired end is at.
tanned. The pastors of the churches in
Council Bluffs, are aiding by their pres
ence and exhortations which gives the
work of the army" in that city a lever
age 1t had not before possessed and which
cannot prove other than attractive to
those who have heretofore held aloOf, or
not taken an active interest in this work
In drilling the gas well at Ot,umwa a
stratum of well preserved wood has been
struck at depth of 500 feet.
The third annual reunion of the Nine
teenth Iowa volunteers will be held in the
Graham opera house at Washington on
Wednesday. December Z.
North Des Moines, suburb of Dos
Moines, is to have a system Of water
works and an electrsc light plant in the
near future.
A Clinton special. Nov. IS. says: The
sad news reached the city of the
Heath Of DR.. A. l.. Ankeny, at Ca'las,
France, Wednesday. He was travelling
in Europe for his health. He leaves
large fortune, invested in Clinton in real
estate and Black Hill mines. which are
heavy producers. He practiced medicine
here in the early State days when saddle
bags were used. He was prominently
identified with the early history of the
count yand assisted greatl..' in its develop
ment.
The Government canal at Keokuk, was
opened for the season March l, aud closed
Nov. IA. The statement Of traffic through
he canal during that time as prepared by
Major Meigs, engineer in charge, shows
hat there were 2. 404 lockages made to
allow the passage Of 897 boats. 293 barges
and RATS; AZ. 1913 tons Of merchandise.
1856, AGA 1897 feet Of lumber, 45, 1854. 900
ogs, 1876, 356, 276 shingles, and $3.50. 1928
ath represents the freight and traffic of
he season, and all classes show an in
crease over last year. The lumber traffic
W as the heaviest done since the opening
Of the canal.
Isaac Rock and young man named
Lying near Silver City, became
involved in quarrel, which resulted in
Rock striking Mcqueen terrible blow
over the head with a hoe. McQueern
lived until about noon Nov. %.
A horrible accident occurred at the
Cory mines at Malvern Nov. 30. Reuben
Hawk, employed as bumper, was en-,
gagged in changing the bell rope in the
shaft when suddenly the cage, ascending
ut a rapid rate of speed, caught his head
against projecting beam and crushed
MS skull to a pulp He died almost
The sale of the Dunlieth s. Dubuque
railroad bridge at Dubuque to the Illinois
Central company is contaminated, so far
rs the terms are concerned. The capital
stock of the Bridge Company is 81, 2OO.-
300, of which $3.50, 900 is held in Dubuque,
1885, 900 by the illinois Central and the
balance by Eastern capitalists. The pur.
chase of the $685., 200 gives ii Central
81. OH, 900 of the entire stock. The other
holders will be given the same terms. $3.50
per share, If they desire to sell. The
transaction will probably be concluded
1t the next meeting of the Central stock
holders.
About I o'clock on the night of Nov.
%. while the wind was blowing o heavy
gale from the north. the fire alarm was
heard, at Conway. The fire was in
Huston Bros. hardware, at the west end
If Main street on the south side, the
most favorable place there could be in the
whole town to control it The people
worked heroically and succeeded in ar
resting the fiend after four of the best
business buildings in the town, black.
'mith shop and several other buildings of
minor importance had been consumed.
Among these was the postoffice, with all
he mail. The Postmaster and his, family
'esiding over the postotficc escaped with
,ne suit OF clothes apiece; their household
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